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Random music news for Saturday, July 23, 2022

Why would a robot dog with a machine gun bother anyone? Oh, right. More indications of the dystopian future ahead.

Maybe you’ve experimented with distracting yourself from pain by listening music. It’s certainly worked with me during workouts and irrational

Back in 1984, Keanu Reeves worked for the CBC and did a report on a teddy bear convention. There’s video,

Why are gas prices so stupidly high? This video helps explain it. Once you’re done with that, let’s move to

Scientists have known for hundreds of years that sound has an effect on the human body. Even inaudible high-frequency sounds

Study: Ecuador is #1 in penis length. Canada is #12. The US is #59. Once you look at the full

Evil Republicans evil Disney villains. You can’t unsee this. Now some random music news for April 18, 2022… Well, this

I NOT a dancer. It’s never been a thing for me. Ever. Apparently, though, that’s a problem because my masculinity

A rideable robot goat? From a motorcycle manufacturer? Yep. Let’s try some music news for March 16, 2022. Just as

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Before friends arrived for dinner last week, the household was in

Scientists have known for a while that music has its own special repository in our brains. Musical memories are stored

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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